Nailless curtain fixture



Aug. 5, 1941. R. R. AUGER NAILLESS CURTAIN FIXTURE Filed Jan. 24, 1940ATTORNEYS WIYNEFS Patented Aug. 5, 1941 UNITED STTES lflQE NAILLESSCURTAIN FIXTURE Robert R. Auger, Hampton, N. H.

Application January 24, 1940, Serial N o. 3l5,418

1 Claim.

This invention relates to nailless curtain fixtures and has for anobject to provide a device of this character which may be applied towindow frames without the use of nails, screws, or other connectors, andwhich will not mar the front face of the frame when being applied orremoved.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will tall types of window frames formed of wood or similar soft material.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will beformed of a few strong simple and durable parts, which will beinexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in View the invention consists ofcertain novel details of construction and combinations of partshereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood thatvarious modifications may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages ofthe invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of a window equipped withnailless curtain fixtures constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the parts of thefixture separated.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of referencedesignate similar parts in the various views, I designates a windowframe. The curtain fixtures each comprise a bracket formed from a flatmetal bar II, the upper end portion of the bar being bent rearwardly, asshown at I2, and then downwardly, the downwardly extending portionsbeing formed with points or teeth I3 for engaging the upper edge of thewindow frame, as best shown in Figure 2.

The lower end of the plate is formed with relatively long and relativelyshort forwardly extending flanges I4 and I5. The flanges are formed inthe upper edges thereof with respective slots I6 and I'I. The slot I6 ofthe long flange being disposed out of alinement with and forwardly inadvance of the slot I1 in the short flange.

For use in connection with the bracket above described there areprovided a pair of flat extensible lace curtain and drape supportingrods I8 and I9. Each rod comprises a substantially tubular member formedof sheet material bent upon itself and a flat member 2| adapted to betelescopically received in the tubular member. Both members have theirextreme ends bent rearwardly to provide flanges 22 which extend at aright angle to the members, to extend along respective flanges of thebracket and adjacent the flanges, the members are provided with slots 23in the lower edges. The slots of the drape rod I9 are adapted to beinterengaged with the slots I6 of the long flanges I4 of the brackets,while the slots of the lace curtain rod are adapted to be interengagedwith the slots Il of the short flanges I5 of the brackets. The flangesI4 and I5 of each bracket, being of different length, support the rodsin spaced relation parallel to the top of the window frame to receiveinner lace curtains and outer drapes.

To apply the brackets it is simply necessary to dispose the ilat bars II against the front face of the window frame and then drive the teeth orpoints I3 into the top edge of the frame with a hammer, or other tool.Application or removal of the brackets does not mar the finish of thefront surface of the frame.

From the above description it is thought that the construction andoperation of the invention will be fully understood without furtherexplanation.

What is claimed is:

In a curtain fixture, a bracket formed of a flat plate of sheet metal,the upper end portion of the plate being turned rearwardly and thendownwardly, the downwardly extending portion being formed of teeth forengaging the upper edge of a window frame, a relatively long flangeextending forwardly from the lower portion of the plate, a relativelyshort flange extending forwardly from the lower portion of the plateparallel with the long flange, there being respective slots in the upperedges of both ilanges offset from each other, the slot in the longflange being disposed outwardly in advance of the slot in the shortflange, and a pair of extensible lace curtain and drape supporting rodmembers having rearwardly directed ends to provide flanges adapted toextend along respective flanges of the bracket, the members beingprovided adjacent the flanges thereof with slots in the lower edgesadapted to interengage with respective slots of the flanges of thebracket, the slot of the drape rod being adapted to be interengaged withthe slot of the long flange of the bracket and the slot of the lacecurtain rod being adapted to be interengaged with the slot of the shortflange of the bracket, the flanges of the bracket being of differentlengths supporting the rods in spaced relation parallel to the top ofthe window frame.

ROBERT R. AUGER.

